San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-21
HIS SWEETS AND BITTERS.
One OF the "Profesh" Gives Us His
Experience and interesting
Notes OF the Trip from
Texas to Colorado.

LEABvILLE, Col, Oct. Is. -.
Special Correspondence.
| arrived in Leadvllle Friday night after
having one OF the most tedious trips OF my
life, but which was partly made pleasant by
the beauty of the country along the line of the
trip from San Antonio to 81 Paso, which was
the best of the whole journey. | never before
had mad given thought to the vast amount OF
country claimed by the Lone Star state"
Texas, ! must say, is great country: the
scenery is magnificent and as pretty as one
could wish to see. From FL Paso, the trouble
commenced; the train, in the first place,
minds one of a street railway IL stops at every
crossing; the mountain scenery, how
ever, through New Mexico aud
Colorado, is superb. Especially the
lofty and picturesque Pixies peak,
high above the level of the sea. At last We
reached La Junta, little town in Colorado,
where we changed cars for Pueblo. The
train was an hour behind time, consequently
we missed connections at Pueblo, for Lead
vile, and had TO lay over until l2S o'clock
train reached Pueblo and IL behove me to
find bed for the night; judge my surprise
when asked the price of a room. Why, one
could almost buy a hotel In San Antonio for
the amount-Sl so; think of It, and
only an everyday laborer; they perhaps
thought must be Jay Gould. Atany rate,
| wasn't jay enough to sand IL, so |
stretched out upon a bench and slept aud
dreamed that money saved was twice earned,
and awoke and found my self $50 ahead by
the operation. Finally the train thur
dered into the depot and with a fervent
thank God, got a board. once more to suffer
the pangs OF the damned and yet Bob Inger-
soil breaches there is no hell. / wonder II he
ever made this trip | guess not, for had he
done so, he would think as do. From Pueblo
We commenced to climb-higher and higher
until We came to Cannon City; this place has
the states prison, and one can see II from the
train; the building looks like u slaughter
house. Perhaps IL Is, who knOws2 Then the
next place of note was the Grand Cannon, a
beautiful scene; imagine-a rock on each side
OF you, different cOlOrs, 700 or 800 feet hign,
and about a mile long; this IL the famous Can
non of Colorado. The trip along the balance
of the road was delightful as far as scenery
was concerned, and AT intervals one could see |
the great coal pits, burrOs. etc. At least one
hour behind time we reached Leadville, but |
think IL they would call IL '"ColdvilIc," IL |
would be more appropriate Living Is cheap
here, IS per week; but people make |
plenty of money here and spend |
II freely. The town boasts of three variety |
shows, but then the Fashion theatre OF San |
Antonio is almost rs large as the three put |
together There are u great many thea
tire gOers in Leadvile. w. J. Scanlon held the |
boards at the Tabor grand, to splendid BUSH
ness" Everything Is covered with snow.
Some wretch started "A report that the Ear
Donate bank was busted" and caused n run
on the bank, but 1t pulled through and y Il
come to the front in consequence. | haven't
been around to see the mines, but will do SO in
a day two, and In my next letter will let you
know about the mining prOpensities of this
camp. NJ. l.. DE +.